THE LAPLAND ALPS. 317 



In the hut where I was a guest, an infant 

 lay in its leather cradle. Its head was 

 protected by a screen of leather, and at 

 the sides two longitudinal pieces of cloth, 

 folding one over the other, were drawn to- 

 gether by a cord, over the child's body, 

 which was besides covered with reindeer 

 skins underneath. The head, breast, and 

 shoulders were bare. It lay in this state 

 all night long in the cold tent, and was 

 exposed to the open air at other times, 

 though the weather was very cold ; yet the 

 child did not suffer any inconvenience. 



I slept every night between two reindeer 

 skins. 



I was treated with ostamus, or milk 

 turned to curd by rennet, which, together 

 with a great proportion of cheese that I had 

 eaten of late, disagreed violently with me, 

 and almost brought on a tenesmus. 



